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' H. H. LABADIE ET AL BAG Filed Jan. 29. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 LAAllin/(aum a f @www mm @.W

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UNITED STATES PATENT vortica.

HARRY H. LABADIE, BURTON B.,BEERS, AND THEODORE A. KRUEGER, F CHICAGO,ILLINOIS; SAID BEERS AND SAID KR'UEGER- ASSIGNORS TO KNICKERBOCKER CASECOMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .A CO'BEOBATION OF ILLINOIS.

BAG.

Application led January 29, 1923.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY H. LABADrn, BURTON B. BEERs, and THnonoRnKRUEGER, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bags, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to bags, and it is the principal object of ourinvention to arrange a bag of the Gladstone type or appear-v ance foruse as a sample case.

It is a further object of our invention to provide a new and improvedform and arrangement of parts by which the required strength ofconstruction is attained without unduly increasing the weight, by reasono f which the bag can without undue wear be subjected to hard usage fora long period of time and with heavy loads packed therein, and by reasonof which the bag can be pro duced at a low labor cost, while at the sametime due consideration is given to the appearance of the bag, both inits closed carrying condition and in its opened display condition.

It Vis another object of our invention to improve devices of this typein sundry details, hereinafter pointed out. The preferred means by whichwe have accornplished our several objects are illustrated in thedrawings and are hereinafter speciiical' ly described. That which webelieve to be new and desire to cover by Letters Patent is set forth inthe claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is an end view of our improved bag in openeddisplay condition, vpartly broken away at one point and showing indotted lines the outline of the bag in its closed condition.

FigQ2 is a horizontal cross-section, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,.but onan enlarged scale, being broken away for convenience of illustration.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of one end portion ofthe bag, as shown in Fig. 2, but with` the bag in closed condition' Fig.4 is an enlarged detail view, being substantially a vertical sectiontaken on line 4;-4 of Fig. 2; l

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view,

being Serial No. 615,585.

substantially a vertical section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the frame of oneof the outer casingsections.

Referring to the several figures of the drawings, in which correspondingparts are indicated by the same reference characters, it will be seenthat the bag as a whole comprisesv an intermediatebase section, as showninzFig. l, with casing sections secured on opposite sides of the basesection, so as to be capable of being folded down into substantialalignment with the bottom face of the base section, without causing thebase section to be lifted or otherwise disturbed from its normalposition resting upon the floor or other support.

In the form of construction illustrated in the drawings the basecomprises a bottom part 10 in the form of a board which forms the bottomwall of an inside casing 11 which is open at its upper end. As is shownin Figfl, in the construction shown, the inside casing 11 is providedwith a system of trays comprising a large bottom tray 12 and a pluralityof smaller trays 13, supported upon the tray 12 `and held adjustably inposition thereon by means of pivoted links 11i. The bottom tray 12 isalso preferably removablT held withiirthe inner casing 11 by means ofrcleasable clamping devices 15 of any suitable type. The system of traysand the means for holding the trays releasably in position within theinner casing 11, are preferably of the type described and claimed in theapplication filed on June 29, 1922, as Serial No. 571,638, in the nameof Labadie. Beers and Brand. We do not desire to claim in the presentapplication any of the subject matter disclosed by the said priorapplicau tion.

Each of the outer casing members or sections comprises a side portion 16(see Fig. 2), with end portions 17 and a top portion 18 secured aboutthree edges of the side portion. The side portion 1 6 of each of theouter casingl sections is preferably hinged to the bottoni art of thebase by means of an extension of the side portion which is secureddirectly to the base, the material of the side portion Serving as thehinge. This hinge is also preferably reinforced at each end of the baseby means oit-corner pieces of leather 19. As

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will be readily appreciated, by this construction the lower edges of theend portions 17 are left free except for the connection at one pointwith the side portions 16.

As is ordinary in this type of bag, one of the outer casing sections ismade slightly larger than the other so that when the sections are foldedupwardly into closing position the larger section at its edge surroundsthe smaller section. The two sections are also provided with latchingmeans of any suitable type for securing the sections together Aincarrying position, and the larger section is provided with a suitablehandleQO.

Each of the outer casing sections is reinforced by a light metalframework, as is show-nin Fig. 6 comprising a bow 221Y formed ci anglematerial` and` aE bow 22 formed et a plain; met-al stri-p, the bowsbeing secured to` get-,her at right angles with respect to each other'.As is`- shown insaid` Fig. 6, the wall of the casing comprisesa sheet 23of paper, or similar sti-itching material, secured by means of rivetsabout the framework. As is clearly indica-ted in Fig. 3, the sheet 23 iscovered on its outer face by a sheet of leather 24, which is gluedV tothe sheet andA about the ang-le parts 2l. @n the vinner face', a 1ining25 of elo-th or other suitable material is glued in position. By the useof this method of forming the sections,I a Very neat eifect is attained,and there is no necessity for stitching the? leather about theedges ofthe sections, as has been ordinary practice heretotore.

For receiving the 're'e lower edges of the endportions of the outercasing sections, we

have provided clips 26 at the ends of the base, eachV of the clipscomprising a head portion and a shan-k portion substantiallyperpendicularwith respect to the head p rtion, the shank portions of theclips being secur-ed upon the lower face of the bottom part 10'. As isbest shown in Fig; 5, when the outer casing sections are swung upwardlyinto closing position, the free lower edges of the end portions 17 arebrought into p osition to embrace the ends of the bottom part 10, theheads of the clips 26 being in such spaced relation to the bottom partl0 that the clips hold the end portions 17 in snug engagement with theends of the part l0, when the casing sections are swung upwardly intoclosing As is best shown in Fig. 2, the bottom part l0 ispreferably-notched at 27 so as to receive the casing sections* with bothof them in snug engagement with the bottom board 10. By thisconstruction, with theclip 26 holding the end portions of the casingsec-tions in position with respect to the base, the struc-ture as awhole is reinforced and strengthened.

IVhifle we prefer to employ the form of construction, illustrated in thedrawing, and above, described, it; will be understood that we do notdesire to limit ourselves to the details of this construction except asthe same are specifically claimed, since .it is evident that changesmight be made in the construction without departing :from the spirit ofour invention.

IVe claim:

l. In a bag, the combination of a bottom board, casing sections eachcomprising :l side portion hingedly connected along one sider oi thebottom board, and end and top portions secured about three edges of theside portion, the end portions of the casing sections being adapted toembrace the ends of the bottom board which is notched to receive themone within the other, means for latching the casing sections together inclosing position, and. clips mounted on the board and extendin outwardlyfrom: the ends thereof adapteV to hold the free lower edges of the endp0rtions of the casing sections in snug engagement with thev ends of thebottom boardv when the casing sections are swung upwardly into closingposition.

2. In a bag, the combination of a flat base portion, casing sectionseach com )rising a side portion hingedly connected along one side of thebase, and end and toppow tions secured about three edges of the sideportion, and means for latching. the casing sections together, each ofsaid casing sec tions comprising a strengthening metal framework aboutthe free edges of the top and end portions and the lower edge of theside portion, and' angular clips projectin from the base for engagingthe reenforceil lower edges oit the end members when in closed position.

3. In a bag, the combination of a. base, casing sections hingedlyconnected to the base at opposite sides thereof, and means for latchingthe casing sections together, each of said casing sections comprising n.side portion, end and top portions secured about three edges of the sideportion, and a metal bow member secured at the lower edges of the sideand end portions, and angular clips projecting from the base forengaging the reenforced lower edges of ille end members when in closedposition.

4, In a bag, the combination of a base, casing sections hingedlyconnected to the base at opposite sides thereof., and means for latchingthe casing sections together, each of said casing sections comprising ayside portion, end and top portions secured aboutv three edges of theside portion, a metal bow member secured at the free edges of the endand top portions, and a second metal bow member secured at the loweredges of the side and end portions and also secured to said first-namedbow member.

5. In a bag, the combination of a base, casing sections hingedlyconnected to the base at opposite sides thereof, and means for latchingthe casing sections together, each of said casing sections comprising aside portion, end and top portions secured about three edges of the sideportion, a metal bow member formed of angle iron and secured at the freeedges of the end and top portions of the casing member, and a second bowmember secured at right angles to the irst named bow member and alsosecured at the lower edges of the side and end portions of the casingmember.

6. In a bag, the combination of a base,

casing sections hingedly connected to the base at opposite sidesthereof, and means for latching the casing sections together, each ofsaid casing sections comprising a strengthening metal framework, a sheetof stiening material riveted to said framework, and a sheet of leatherglued to the outer face of the stiffening material and also folded andglued about the members of the framework.

HARRY H. LABADIE.

BURTON B. BEERS.

THEODORE A. KRUEGER.

